Dogcatcher

Origin

dog + catcher

Alternative forms

• dog-catcher

Full definition of dogcatcher

Noun

1. A person whose job is to catch and remove stray dogs.
• 2007, Robert Ludlum, The Bancroft Strategy, page 348Men like him couldn't get elected dogcatcher. He was a natural lieutenant, not a leader, and it was a fact he accepted with neither bitterness nor regret.

Synonyms

• animal control officer

Derived terms

• could not get elected dogcatcher